Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-02

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Wers felRors on the street. of some power
-ceabiHation to be made between
4 Ham il1shand Carthage and st. JOSEPH
and Acre, very mucB to the advantage OIL
the first. That evening, at the Fifth
AaYentas HeteI, ] saw Solomon Mopus
! coming in with y dipping umbrella.
! Rain ut last" said.
''In glorious shower" he replied.
"Tcnn graduate YOU on YOU line Of
Hannibal and Carthage. You know its
fgureW
"No, don't. hardly care, only l sup
| pose. from your pleasant manner, 1t te
better t0au it was. | have been fishing
all day and only came to the city hall
| hour ago"
1--WE quote SIS, and think could sell
some of it here tonight at even better
than that" and l gave him the news,
which l believed was authentic.
Mr.. Mopus heard the price gave him,
but showed no citation. When L WAS
telling him about the grand consolidation
scheme he interrupted by asking 'What
was the weight of the biggest bluefish
ever caughtV Then he presently got up
and went out of the hotel. l had been
afraid that be would sell the line, and
did rot want him to do it. Isaw no good
reason why Hannibal and Carthage
should not be IS within two weeks. 1t
was $3.50 now, and the rain was coming
down by the bucketful. | could hear t
splash on the street. | was just goin z
out to spend the rest of the evening at the
theatre with my wife when Mr.. solomon
Mopus came in. His instructions to me
were brief: "You will sell out the whole
line the very first thing tomorrow morn
Ing, and l shall go short just 5000
shares"
"Oh, Dir. Mopus, pray let me advise
YOU. 1t is good to take a profit. You
have a very handsome one; but DON'T
endanger what you have. Rememh her
what [ told you about the combination
with st. Joseph aud Acre-it's almost u
sure thing. know you VIII excuse my
interest in you"
81 don't remember anything you said
and if had it would make no NATTER
replied Mr.. Solomon Mopus, very decd-
eddy, but not unpleasantly. You
have my orders; Just execute them. And
now, as it is hot and close, we Will have
some hook and seltZer."
Next day when | went to my office
felt as if were going to an execution. /
was nervous. Remember that for a
young firm these were large operations on
the part OF Mr., Mopus, though l believed
we were perfectly secure. NV partner
sold the 10000 shares very carefully. He
&Ib OOIA tpl bOlIlC, OC/A iOI OtlA-Io duO 40 -
tor the asst 1000. Then he made dash
and sold short 5000 more shares at 5S5S
the market still moving upward. Next
day Hannibal and Carthage was steady.
Rumors of consolidation took greater
shape, and for week the stock stood at
59%; then slowly a downward turn came.
The upshot OF it was that at 81 Mr.. Solomon
Mopus took in his stock. 1 do not re-
member now what this double turn made
exactly for Mr.. solomon Mopus, but not
far, think, from $4,000. When the
results were shown TO Mr.. Menus he took
it in the most quiet way, simply saying:
sit was a sure thing. AS plain as the
nose on your face"
E'You will come tomorrow and take
your check for what is TO your credit,
with the $4,000 margin,"I said as l met
him at the hotel.
"Perhaps will; but as your firm is
young if | left the money with you for
two or three days it might make bank
presidents more civil to you," was his
reply.
thanked him for his confidence. Mr..
MOpus was as good as his word, ana II
was ten days before he called for his bal
ance. NV partner, in his best manner,
offered Mr.. MOpus interest, which be
declined. To me he said, looking over
a newspaper: "Here are two horses.
don't know where they are to run-some.
where in Kentucky or New Jersey.
pick out Caliph; you take Fox. and Fox
gives the odds. | never heard Of them be-
fore. hack Callph even against Fox for
$l0." To suit his fancy my partner and
backed up Fox even, and, strange to
say, Mr.. MOpus won the bet. | am to
suppose that very handsome bracelet,
coming anonymously to my wife, sent to
my care. was due to Mr.. Mopus, Shortly
atterward Mr.. Solomon MOpus went
abroad, leaving in our care a large
amount OF United States bonds and other
securities. Returning when winter
came, Mr.. Mo Jus told me as the best OF
Jokes how she had dropped couple OF
hundred thou and francs on the Paris
BOurse." But" said he, ''we Will make
it up." And make 1t up he did, with
SIS, 900 to spare. before spring. He pot
tered a great deal buying stocks in small
quantities, rever sticking long to any,
thing until he had apparently decided on
one line, and then we went In heavily,
and somehow always came out tri-
umphantly.
[ had invited Mr.. Mopus to come and
see me. but he had invariably declined.
"Mv wife has TO thank you for the brace
let, and both of US fof that handsome SER
vice OF silver, which must have come
from you"
"Nonsense. They are not worth while
thinking about, but l am about saying
something to you which you Will
not take in any way as per-
GJnal. nm not going to
10 any more business with you. May
be | shall now stop and hid goodbye TO
the street or only trife with it," he said.
"But why do no more business with
us? Aud vet commend your prudence.
You are rich enough; stop. But still, in
what way have we lost your contidence"'
l asked.
confidence! Not bit. In fact, as |
as good an executor as know of 10 carry
out certain requests in my Will, but no
more speculation. When l went TO
your office to-day there was cross-eyed
clerk behind your counter; an amiable
young man, but with fearful strabls-
mus" he said.
"Why, that was my wife's cousin! A
most honest and reliable young man, and
l have had him educated in purpose for
the POSITION" answered.
THAT makes no matter. He wou Id
spoil my luck"
"Luckw exclaimed, astonished.
"YOu do not believe in it. 1t is impos-
sible That with your splendid judgment
you can believe in such thing ss luck !"
l cried.
Luck! Certainly do. 1t has been
my guiding star. How you used to
laugh at me about my betting on horses.
Well, really dat not know much more
about stocks than hOrses,'